Adult's Pumpkin Bobble Hat

Here you will find another of the Nixneedles Novelty Knitting patterns an adults bobble hat with a twist for that cold night trick or treating with the kids. The twist is there is no bobble instead a knitted pumpkin decorates the top of the hat. This requires some skills both knitting and sewing as the pattern can be a little fiddly in places.

Make two stitched in the next stitch by knitting into the front top and back of next stitch

K2tog

Knit next two stitches together as one stitch (decreases the number of stitches by 1)

K3tog

Knit next three stitches together as one stitch (decreases the number of stitches by 2)

P2tog

Purl next two stitches together as one stitch (decreases the number of stitches by 1)

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Pattern:To make hat (make 1):
Using 5.5mm needles cast on 74 stitches, using a strand of black and a strand of orange yarn together.
Row 1: [K1, P1] to end
Row 2: [K1, P1] to end
Repeat these 2 rows, until work measures 12 cm.

Break off the strand of orange yarn and replace it with a second strand of black wool. Continue working the pattern until work measures 23 cm.

Carefully sew down back of hat ensuring that the seam cannot be seen on the outside of the hat. Remember that the inside of the hat will fold over to form a rim when on the head. Carefully sew features onto the centre of the Pumpkin using the black yarn. With right sides facing, sew up the main body of the pumpkin leaving a small hole. Turn the pumpkin the right way out and attach the pumpkin to top of the hat with the face pointing to the front of the hat. Add the stuffing and carefully sew up the remaining hole in the seam.

Sew along the cast on edge of the stalk and secure to the top of the pumpkin. Lightly stuff the stalk and carefully sew up the open edge. For effect, I have passed a length of thread secured on the inside of the hat crown, up through the top of the hat and through the center of the pumpkin and the stalk and then as a single running stitch back down through the stalk and the pumpkin into the hat. This tread can then be pulled to give the desired level of compression on the pumpkin before securing firmly on the inside of the hat.